Science and Democracy

The partnership between science and democracy is as fragile today as ever before. Our experts keep you informed on the latest developments, from Capitol Hill to local communities.

February 21, 2018

And Then They Came for the Social Scientists

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

February 21, 2018

Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Map is Fair, But Reveals Fundamental Tradeoffs in Institutional Choice

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

US Department of Energy

February 20, 2018

Court To Decide Fate Of EPA’s Chemical Disaster Rule

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

Pixabay

February 16, 2018

CDC Scientists Plea to Congress: Let Us Research Gun Violence

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Anthony Eyring/UCS

February 15, 2018

Science For Justice: A New Blog Series

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Architect of the Capitol

February 15, 2018

Congress must address gun violence safety

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

February 13, 2018

Federal Scientists! Make a Note for the Record. We All Need to Know of Your Work.

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

The EPA's Clean Air Act standards protect the health of all Americans, especially our children. Photo: USEPA/Flickr

February 13, 2018

How Bad Are Proposed Budget Cuts at the EPA? Let Me Count the Ways

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

Photo: USFWS

February 13, 2018

Tell Congress to Send Support, Not Poison Pills, to Endangered Species Protections

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Anna Scott

February 12, 2018

Our Science for Public Good Project: Hosting a Holiday Air and Water Quality Party

UCS Science Network

C-SPAN

February 12, 2018

ExxonMobil’s Climate Disinformation Campaign is Still Alive and Well

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

X-ray of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Photo: WIkimeda.

February 12, 2018

Science Alert to EPA Chief Pruitt: Pollution Kills People

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

February 12, 2018

UCS is Surveying Federal Scientists Working Under the Trump Administration

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Photo: PeopleImages/iStock

February 7, 2018

Trump Administration Raids Workers’ Tip Jars, Buries Data Showing That’s a Horrible Idea

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: Denver Gingerich/CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia)

February 7, 2018

Demolishing Public Protections to Build Trump’s Wall

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services. Photo: Wikimedia

February 5, 2018

Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration: The Cases of Alex Azar and Brenda Fitzgerald

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

February 2, 2018

Rigor and Transparency as an Antidote to Politicization at EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

January 31, 2018

Donald Trump’s State of the Union: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

Win McNamee/Pool via AP

January 31, 2018

State of the Union: The Values that Can Stop a Wrecking Ball Presidency

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Photo: mike dupris/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

January 30, 2018

What the Science Tells Us About Making Football Safer This CTE Awareness Day

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: Yvette Arellano/TEJAS

January 29, 2018

New EPA Guidance Stands to Increase Hazardous Air Pollutants in Environmental Justice Communities

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

January 26, 2018

Science and the Law: Two Pillars of Truth Intersect at Political Boundaries

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

PHOTO: Brandon Mejia, AZPM

January 25, 2018

Building Momentum After the Tax Bill: A Call for Scientists to Remain Engaged

UCS Science Network

Pierre J./Flickr

January 25, 2018

Should the President Have Sole Authority to Launch a Nuclear Attack? In the Age of Trump, Experts Offer an Alternate Plan

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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